Buzz Lightyear To The Rescue? Space Ranger Set To Become Christmas Best Seller Again 26 Years On

“Star Command, This is Buzz Lightyear. Permission to save Christmas? ” After its recent premier in … [+] London, the Buzz Lightyear movie seems to have created a flying success for m...

As ‘Beast’ Tops Vudu, How PVOD May Help Save The Non-Franchise Movie

Idris Elba in ‘Beast’ Universal Vudu has announced that the top-selling (in terms of total revenue) title of the previous weekend was not Top Gun: Maverick but Beast. The ‘Idris Elba versu...

‘Pinocchio’ Represents A Key Test Case For Disney+

‘Pinocchio’ Disney No, Robert Zemeckis’ Pinocchio isn’t very good. As much as any of the lesser Walt Disney remakes over the last decade, it alternates between being a redundant rehash of ...

What Strong SVOD Ratings For ‘Lightyear’ Mean For Disney’s Theatrical Future

HERO’S BEST FRIEND — Disney and Pixar’s “Lightyear” is an all-new, original feature film that presents the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear (voice of Chris Evans)—the hero who inspired the to...

‘Where The Crawdads Sing’ Just Passed ‘Morbius’ At The Box Office

Kya (Daisy Edgar-Jones) in Columbia Pictures’ WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING. Michele K Short With another $605,000 on Wednesday, Sony’s Where the Crawdads Sing brought its domestic total up to $74 mil...

‘Elvis’ And ‘Dune’ Show Why Warner Bros. Is More Than Batman And Harry Potter

‘Elvis Courtesy of Warner Bros. Picture I don’t know what will happen to HBO Max at today’s big shareholder call. I’m torn between “Egad, I would be shocked if HBO Max was essentially destroyed”...

‘Top Gun 2’ Nears $1.3 Billion, ‘Elvis’ Tops ‘Lightyear’

Tom Cruise and Jennifer Connelly in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Paramount and Skydance Top Gun: Maverick earned another $10 million (-19%) domestic and $16.4 million (-19%) overseas in its ninth w...

‘Top Gun 2’ Passes ‘Iron Man 3’ As ‘Jurassic World 3’ Tops $900 Million

(from left) Minion Stuart, Gru (Steve Carell) and Minions © 2022 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved. In holdover news that isn’t about Thor: Love and Thunder, Universal and Illumination’s Minions:...

‘Top Gun 2’ Passes ‘Incredibles 2’ As ‘Elvis’ Tops $100 Million

‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Universal In holdover news that isn’t about Thor: Love and Thunder ($13.8 million for a $45 million weekend), Minions: The Rise of Gru earned another $8.13 milli...

Richard Branson takes stake in Lightyear, Europe’s answer to Robinhood

The Lightyear app. Lightyear Lightyear, a European challenger to trading platform Robinhood, has raised $25 million of funding in an investment round backed by British billionaire Richard Branson. Sil...

Maverick’ Nears $1.2 Billion As ‘Minions 2’ Nears $400 Million

‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Universal In weekend box office news that isn’t about Thor: Love and Thunder, Illumination and Universal’s Minions: The Rise of Gru earned another $45.5 million ...

‘Minions 2’ Pushes ‘Despicable Me’ Movies Past $4 Billion

‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Universal and Illumination Universal and Illumination’s Minions: The Rise of Gru earned another $13.57 million (-22.5% from its huge $17.5 million Tuesday gross)...

Why ‘Minions’ beat ‘Lightyear’ at the box office

Two blockbuster animated franchises went head-to-head at the box office this past weekend. One of them benefited from buzz − and it wasn’t “Lightyear.” In just three days, Universal ...

‘Jurassic World 3’ Tops $800 Million As ‘Lightyear’ Continues To Crash

Austin Butler in Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’ Warner Bros. In box office news that isn’t about Minions: The Rise of Gru or Top Gun: Maverick, Warner Bros. Discovery’s Elvis held on over th...

‘Minions 2’ Rises With Despicable $48 Million Friday

(from left) Minion Stuart, Gru (Steve Carell) and Minions © 2022 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved. “Have we started the Gru?” “Yes. The Gru rises!” Well, I guess Disney can’t blame Covid for kid...

Poor ‘Lightyear’ Box Office Highlights Disney’s Increasing Reliance On Marvel

SCI-FI ACTION ADVENTURE – The definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear (voice of Chris Evans), the hero who inspired the toy, “Lightyear” follows the legendary Space Ranger on an intergalactic advent...

‘Lightyear’ Falls 65% As ‘Jurassic World 3’ Tops $300 Million

(from left) A baby Nasutoceratops, Dr. Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) and Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill) in Jurassic World Dominion, co-written and directed by Colin Trevorrow. © 2022 Universal Studios and Am...

‘Same-Sex Kissing’ Warning Sign For ‘Lightyear’ Removed From Oklahoma Theater After Backlash

Topline An Oklahoma movie theater came under fire this week after it posted a sign warning parents of a “same-sex kissing scene” in Pixar’s Lightyear—which it has since removed—becoming the latest bat...

This Is What A Slow Theatrical Recovery Looks Like

Top Gun Maverick, Lightyear and Jurassic World Dominion Paramount, Disney and Universal Yes, Lightyear earned just $50.5 million in its disappointing Fri-Sun domestic debut, which along with an $83 mi...

Box Office: ‘Lightyear’ Failed To Learn Lessons Of ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’

Chris Evans as Buzz Lightyear in ‘Lightyear’ Pixar and Disney Lightyear, Pixar’s first full-throated global theatrical release since Onward in March of 2020, opened with a mediocre $50 mil...

‘Lightyear’ Disappoints With Soft $21 Million Friday

SCI-FI ACTION ADVENTURE – The definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear (voice of Chris Evans), the hero who inspired the toy, “Lightyear” follows the legendary Space Ranger on an intergalactic advent...

‘Jurassic World 3’ Tops $200 Million As ‘Top Gun 2’ Falls 23%

(from left) Dr. Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum), Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill), Dr. Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern), Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard), Owen Grady (Chris Pratt), Maisie Lockwood (Isabella Sermo...

Disney’s ‘Lightyear’ Controversy Is More Ridiculous Than You Think

Chris Evans attends the “Lightyear” UK Premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square on June 13, 2022 in … [+] London, England. (Photo by Joe Maher/Getty Images) Getty Images Disney’s Light...

‘Lightyear’ Earns Soft $5.2 Million Thursday

TEAMING UP – Disney and Pixar’s “Lightyear” is a sci-fi action adventure and the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear (voice of Chris Evans), the hero who inspired the toy. The all-new story foll...

‘Lightyear’ movie ban won’t have major impact on global box office

Buzz Lightyear and his robot companion Sox embark on an intergalactic adventure in Pixar’s “Lightyear.” Disney More than a dozen Asian and Middle Eastern countries will not releases ...

Tom Cruise Passes Batman And Bond

Tom Cruise plays Capt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in Top Gun: Maverick from Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Paramount Pictures With $7.65 million on Tuesday, -44% f...

United Arab Emirates bans Pixar’s new Buzz Lightyear movie from theaters

Tim Allen and Tom Hanks voice Buzz Lightyear and Sheriff Woody in Pixar’s “Toy Story.” Disney DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Disney Pixar’s animated movie “Lightyear”...

‘Lightyear’ Soars To Infinity But Not Beyond

HERO’S BEST FRIEND — Disney and Pixar’s “Lightyear” is an all-new, original feature film that presents the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear (voice of Chris Evans)—the hero who inspired the to...

‘Lightyear’ Banned In UAE Over Same-Sex Kiss In Latest Overseas Censorship Of LGBTQ Stories

Topline The United Arab Emirates barred the upcoming Lightyear Pixar film from theaters over reports of the movie including a reported kiss between two female characters, the country announced Monday ...

‘Minions 2’ Marks Hollywood’s Final Covid-Delayed 2020 Release

In advance of Universal’s Jurassic World: Dominion (which I’m seeing tonight… should I warn my son about the buzz?), we’ve got one last Minions: The Rise of Gru trailer. Thank goodness, because ...

Small (For Marvel) Theatrical Window May Cause Disney+ Pileup

Walt Disney and Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness will arrive on Disney+ on June 22. That’s 47 days after its domestic theatrical opening date, which seems to be the new normal save...

Warner Bros.’ Recommitment To Theatres Hints At Return To Normalcy

Robert Pattinson in ‘The Batman’ Warner Bros. David Zaslav made a bunch of news yesterday during the press rounds for Warner Bros. Discovery’s annual television upfront presentation. He go...